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Attachment D A Planninq File 10-007 . Request by Clearwire, LLC for approval of telecommunication equipment mounted onto a : commercial building as a CONDITIONAL USE at 2233 Hamline Avenue 4 Chair poherty opened the Public Hearing for Planning File 10-007 at 6:45 p.m. 5 Associate Planner Bryan Lloyd reviewed staff's analysis of the request by Clearwire for erection of a 6 Wi-Max panel and GPS antenna on the Roseville Professional Center office building as a � CONDITIONAL USE, pursuant to Roseville City Code, Section 1013 (General Requirements) and � Section 1014 (Conditional Uses). Mr. Lloyd reviewed the proposed antenna utilizing space vacated by a � previous provider that had been approved through a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), with antennas from �� only one (1) of the two previously-granted CUPs still remaining and not part of this application. Mr. �� Lloyd advised that the proposed antenna was smaller than that granted previously and remaining on �2 the roof at this time. Mr. Lloyd reviewed the proposed location of the new and replacement antenna and 13 clearance to avoid signal interference; and provided a review of staff's recommended conditions for 14 approval. 1� Staff recommended approval for Clearwire, LLC of the proposed installation of telecommunication �E antennas at 2233 Hamline Avenue as a CONDITIONAL USE; based on the comments and findings of �� Sections 4-5 and the conditions of Section 6 of the staff report dated March 03, 2010. �� Discussion included height of the proposed additional; further review of the 1997 Conditional Use �s Permit and the telecommunication devices covered by that CUP remaining in place, but the approved 2o equipment no longer there, and the separate nature of this request and new equipment; review of other 2� CUP's on the property and future requirements if a third provided requested equipment located on site 22 based on the number of providers and maximum size to avoid multiple users on a single property; and 23 explanation of recommended Condition E related to installation of future equipment and Planning 24 Division review. 25 At the request of Member Boerigter for additional clarification of staff-recommended Condition E, Mr. 2� Lloyd advised that staff was seeking approval administratively without a more formal process, unless 2; future equipment was determined to have significantly greater impacts. 2�' After further discussion, consensus of inembers was to revise language of Condition E to include 2� defining the intent of "significantly" greater impacts. sc Applicant Representative, Tony Vavoulis with Clearwire s� Mr. Vavoulis advised that his firm was attempting to utilize the existing brackets at the request of the s2 building owner. 33 Member Wozniak requested information regarding options for visual screening of this type of equipment sa that didn't' impair signal reception or generation. 35 Mr. Vavoulis advised that applications were being developed with trial applications that were sF considered "stealth" antenna to lessen visual impacts, some more successful than others. s7 Chair poherty closed the Public Hearing at 7:05 p.m., with no one appearing for or against. 3� MOTION s� Member poherty moved, seconded by Member Wozniak to RECOMMEND TO THE CITY 4c COUNCIL APPROVAL of a CONDITIONAL USE for Clearwire, LLC, allowing the installation of 4� telecommunication antennas at 2233 Hamline Avenue; based on the comments and findings of 4: Sections 4-5 and the conditions of Section 6 as detailed in the staff report dated March 03, 2010; 4: amended as follows: 4� • Section 6.0 - Condition E, last sentence revised to read: 4� "Plans for such future transmitting and supporting equipment..., but equipment 4E which has been determined to present �significantly] greater impacts shall require 4; approval as a new conditional use." 4� Ayes:4 49 Nays:O 5o Motion carried.